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The Undiscovered Self

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In his classic, provocative work, Dr. Carl Jung-one of psychiatry's greatest minds-argues that the future depends on our ability to resist society's mass movements. Only by understanding our unconscious inner nature-"the undiscovered self"-can we gain the self-knowledge that is antithetical to ideological fanaticism. But this requires facing the duality of the human psyche...more

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Published February 7th 2006 by Signet (first published 1957)

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Feb 14, 2013 Sparrow added it · review of another edition

This book is a lot better before you read it -- the distinguished black cover with its thought-provoking image: the profile of a man's head, in white, with a smaller, multicolored profile inside, superimposed by a black labyrinth. It's all so perfectly 1958! (The year The Undiscovered Self -- a beautiful title! -- was released.) But the book itself is basically an acidulous, slightly paranoid attack on Communism, tinged with a faint apology for Jung's onetime acceptance of the Nazis.

In 1958, Sci...more This book is a lot better before you read it -- the distinguished black cover with its thought-provoking image: the profile of a man's head, in white, with a smaller, multicolored profile inside, superimposed by a black labyrinth. It's all so perfectly 1958! (The year The Undiscovered Self -- a beautiful title! -- was released.) But the book itself is basically an acidulous, slightly paranoid attack on Communism, tinged with a faint apology for Jung's onetime acceptance of the Nazis.

In 1958, Science and Progress were unstoppable, creating a monolithic state. Opening the book at random:

Whereas the man of today can easily think about and understand all the "truths" dished out to him by the State, his understanding of religion is made considerably more difficult owing to the lack of explanations.

You can thank R.F.C. Hull for that flat-footed translation -- or possibly the problem is the manuscript itself, by the aging Carl Jung. (He died in 1961.) Incidentally, that passage I just quoted was highlighted in blue by the nameless previous owner of my copy (a nice Mentor paperback). That highlighter got started on the very first page, when the book is described, under the headline "Prescription for Salvation." She (or he) underlined:

Dr. Jung affirmed that the survival of our civilization might well depend upon closing the widening gulf between the conscious and unconscious aspects of the human psyche.

The problem is that -- as that first, random quotation implied -- the "unconscious" turns out to basically mean Christianity.

Jung was not much of a prophet. Ten years after this book, the vast and monolithic state began to wither, replaced by niche-marketing, Hippies, libertarian Republicans and Jesus freaks. The Age of Ideology was over, replaced by the Age of Entrepreneurial Snack Bars. No longer was this passage true:

The bigger the crowd the more negligible the individual becomes. But if the individual, overwhelmed by the sense of his own puniness and impotence, should feel that his life has lost its meaning -- which, after all, is not identical with public welfare and higher standards of living -- then he is already on the road to State slavery and, without knowing or wanting it, has become its proselyte.

Farewell, State slavery! Hello, Starbucks!
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Sep 24, 2010 Y. Jacintho Bloom rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read this book and my whole-self opened to me. What had not been apparent was made blatantly obvious: Without self-knowledge there can be no growth. The ills of society, the dark underbelly, and the destructive forces that plague us, are due to a lack of reflection or a willingness to do personal work. To know one's self is the most important part of being human, because with self-knowledge comes compassion and integrity.

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Feb 23, 2011 Bob Nichols rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jung's thesis in this book is that modern society turns individuals into a social mass where they are categorized by statistical averages that dehumanize people who are, inherently, unique beings who operate by "irregularity." Modern society thus turns inevitably into the state with its standardized laws and policies, and is run by rulers that are "mouthpieces of the state doctrine," and by a "Leader" who "almost infallibly becomes the victim of his own inflated ego-consciousness." This is how J...more Jung's thesis in this book is that modern society turns individuals into a social mass where they are categorized by statistical averages that dehumanize people who are, inherently, unique beings who operate by "irregularity." Modern society thus turns inevitably into the state with its standardized laws and policies, and is run by rulers that are "mouthpieces of the state doctrine," and by a "Leader" who "almost infallibly becomes the victim of his own inflated ego-consciousness." This is how Jung has the "constitutional state" drifting into "the situation of a primitive form of society, namely the communism of a primitive tribe where everybody is subject to the autocratic rule of a chief or an oligarchy." This is interesting political theory.

The modern state suppresses individuality with official doctrine, creeds, and truth and turns people into social units. To correct this situation, Jung sees a vital role for the individual's private relationship with "an extramundane authority" (as opposed to mass, organized religion) that taps into "the inner man." This is "the undiscovered self." As to what that might be, Jung calls it "an insoluble puzzle" that, nevertheless, must be allowed expression via symbols and such that conduce "to synthesis" (versus "a dissociation of personality"), allowing the individual to regain control of his or her life. For Jung, the "puzzle" that must be solved is to adapt instinctive, a priori archetypal forms "into ideas which are adequate to the challenges of the present." Psychic health appears to involve some sort of "immediate relation to God," a tapping into one's instinctive being, and expression of what lies inside rather than its suppression. Somehow, this leads to self-knowledge and health and, we presume, counters mass society and its oppressive nature.

Jung weaves many separate ideas together in a long, tenuous, stream of consciousness sort of way and it's not particularly clear what we will find when we tap into our unconscious and how that will counter the ills of mass society. Jung is clear that evil is built into our nature so the presumption must be that understanding this side of our nature enables us to control it somehow. He also affirmatively asserts we must love our neighbor. Where love stops, he says, power, violence and terror begin. Jung seems to have faith that when one looks inside, somehow love will find a way to conquer power, violence and terror. Human history suggests, however, that it's also prudent that power be held in reserve if love fails to do its job. That, it is evident, would make Jung uncomfortable.

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Mar 19, 2013 Luke Meakin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Studying psychology at university I already knew some of the basic parts of the Jungian theory, so had some idea of what to expect.

Jung establishes the groundwork for his theory in this book and details some minor arguments with explanations regarding the unconscious-self.
Although Jung was in fact a student, if not THE student of Freud, he does differ in his way of thinking. The nature of the Jungian theory is much less focused on the psycho-sexual influence that Freudian or even Adlerian theor...more Studying psychology at university I already knew some of the basic parts of the Jungian theory, so had some idea of what to expect.

Jung establishes the groundwork for his theory in this book and details some minor arguments with explanations regarding the unconscious-self.
Although Jung was in fact a student, if not THE student of Freud, he does differ in his way of thinking. The nature of the Jungian theory is much less focused on the psycho-sexual influence that Freudian or even Adlerian theory is dominated by.

The Undiscovered self focuses on ridding the constraints that society holds over each and every person, we are in essence supposed to 'discover' or start to begin to discover ourselves as being slaves to the societal machine.

I was a little confused with the nature of Jung's message in this book. The fact he talks so much about this unconscious slavery that we exhibit to society touches somewhat on traditional Marxist teaching. Although Marxism is more about one discovering ones potential power and using that potential power to ones best ability to overthrow these constraints, it is often tied directly into communism for some reason. This is another thing that confused me because communism reducing the individuality of a state and creating a unified work force, whereas capitalism is the opposite...you keep what you earn (so to speak). Jung is clearly a capitalist, however, does adapt some of the Marxist message, regarding the freeing of the unknowing slave labour that we commit to everyday.

Due to the time this book was written (in the 50s) it is clear to see that the nature of world relations influenced Jung's writing dramatically, as there were constant references to the cold war, the Iron curtain and communism.

Aside from the somewhat confusing line of thought at times, this book is relatively easy to understand and does offer up arguments for and against religion and how certain parts of society (religion being a big part) reduce our own ability to achieve self-actualisation.

I think to fully understand the topics covered in this book further reading is needed, as the book does state it is merely an introduction into Jungian thinking, a comprehensible and detailed one at that.

All in all you will not lose anything from reading this book (its real short so wont take long) but you may gain a thing or two!).
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Aug 17, 2011 Bruno rated it 5 of 5 stars

Simply one of the best books I have read. This book goes beyond psychology, it embraces much more than that

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Feb 12, 2012 Jerome Baladad rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think the book's dated right before reading it but I figured I could spare time to read and understand what Jung wanted to share and say. It's seldom these days that I find books written by a medical practitioner who's also a psychiatrist (and a pioneering one, at that!). Even if I've read him only in his translated works, he remains to be a favorite right, which started after we were required to read his works in college when I was studying Psychology in undergraduate school. The book's a ver...more I think the book's dated right before reading it but I figured I could spare time to read and understand what Jung wanted to share and say. It's seldom these days that I find books written by a medical practitioner who's also a psychiatrist (and a pioneering one, at that!). Even if I've read him only in his translated works, he remains to be a favorite right, which started after we were required to read his works in college when I was studying Psychology in undergraduate school. The book's a very quick read, as in I read this one in a few hours as I went out doing my in-transit waiting time to and fro the city. And I was struck by Jung's point about the need to consider being undaunted by fears coming from all sources in our daily lives. He also mentioned about, as it appears to me, the reality that the concept of evil emanates from inside our own undiscovered selves, but we continue being so afraid of it we tend to project what our idea of evil to others. It shows up even in the most basic expression we could have about others who have done bad to us ("Go away, you Devil!"). It's an aspect of ourselves. And we continue to practice transference if we try to see others as evil, and fail to recognize that there's that lurking evil inside each one of us. It can be a duality, some may want to describe it. But it's an aspect that can be explored without the necessary fear being flamed about by those holding collective power emanating from groups.

But the point is not really recognizing evil in our undiscovered selves, among many other aspects that can be discovered than that fact about 'evil.' Each one of us needs to continue and not run away from discovering the depths and heights we can uncover about ourselves. Modern society has so much tools readily available that can help us do this process well. Among many benefits, we will gain maturity, become more responsible, take charge of our individual lives, and lead truthful lives that are not quickly bothered by the quirks in the personalities of many individuals we meet in our lives. Or else, if we continue failing to do so, we will always make ourselves open to easy, charming, banal manipulations of characters that catch our fancy every day. This becomes worst when seen in the context of dictators, rulers, image-conscious and attention seekers and the like who will send us messages to do what they want.

The book mentions, as a background context, about the duality of the discovery of nuclear principles, which governments use to create destructive weapons in turn. Watch how this is among the main issues of Western nations against Iran, recently. Using the book as an inspiration, we can admit to ourselves first that the arsenal of nuclear weapons in our midst are themselves dangerous and deadly, too. By doing more reflection, we can draw from what we've learned about ourselves, and take more progressive steps. But this process has to start with the individual first. And Jung's book can be used as a starting point, even if it's admittedly a complex and dated material to read.(less)

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Oct 16, 2012 Hadeer added it

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Well, I won't presume I got all of it, so I guess I'll put off rating for now.
Here are some quotations:

"In this reality man is the slave and victim of the machines that have conquered space and time for him; he's intimidated and endangered by the might of the war technique which is supposed to safeguard his physical existence; his spiritual and moral freedom is threatened with chaotic disorientation, though guaranteed within limits in one half of the world, in the other half is abolished altoget...more Well, I won't presume I got all of it, so I guess I'll put off rating for now.
Here are some quotations:

"In this reality man is the slave and victim of the machines that have conquered space and time for him; he's intimidated and endangered by the might of the war technique which is supposed to safeguard his physical existence; his spiritual and moral freedom is threatened with chaotic disorientation, though guaranteed within limits in one half of the world, in the other half is abolished altogether. Finally to add comedy to tragedy, this lord of elements, this universal arbiter, hugs notions which stamp his dignity worthless and turn his autonomy into absurdity. All his achievements and possessions don't make him bigger, on the contrary, they diminish him."

"One can regard one's stomach or heart as unimportant and worthy of contempt, but that doesn't prevent overeating and overexertion from having consequences that affect the whole man. Yet we think the psychic mistakes and their consequences can be got rid of with mere words, for 'psychic' means less than air for most people...... Virtually everything depends on the human soul and it's functions. It should be worthy f all the attention we can give it, especially today, when everyone admits that the weal or woe of the future will be decided neither by attacks of wild animals nor by natural catastrophes nor by the danger of worldwide epidemics but simply and solely by the psychic changes in man."

"It needs on;y an almost imperceptible disturbance of equilibrium in a few of our rulers' heads to plunge the world into blood, fire and radioactivity,"

"The religious person, on the other hand, is accustomed to the thought of not being sole master of his own house. He believes that God, and not he himself decides in the end. But how many of us would dare to let the will of God decide, and which of us would not feel embarassed if he had to say how far the decision came from God himself?"

"This is the greatest problem before us today. Reason alone doesn't suffice"(less)

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May 14, 2013 Snakehair rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

Jesus motherfucking christ this book THIS BOOK. Basically the whole point is: look within yourself, find yourself as an individual, and don't be afraid of it! Like yourself as an individual, you're probably NOT crazy like you thought. What's crazy is the system, which is PLOT TWIST- NOT REAL. I think this book has a very taoist or zen buddhist perspective, in which duality is not real, what matters is yourself, the universe is created from you thinking it into existence, etc. Read it! Don't list...more

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Mar 03, 2013 Greg Carew rated it 3 of 5 stars

An interesting book, though definitely not Jung's best. It's quite uneven in my opinion, with very insightful passages hedged in between others attacking Communism in a somewhat paranoid manner. While some reviewers have mentioned that the prophecies of this book proved false through the collapse of totalitarian regimes, it seems to me that the dangers Jung speaks of are as prevalent in a world caught up with Consumerism as they ever have been. For, while it may be different to State control, th...more

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Feb 28, 2009 Joy Clark rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

As a behaviorist, I started this book with a bias. I had to read this for a History of Psychology class. Of all the people in the psychoanalysis club, Jung is the most digestable to me. Some of his ideas are very interesting and thought provoking if taken outside of the psychoanalytic context.

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Dec 20, 2008 Ben rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: those seeking better self understanding

Shelves: psychology, good-nonfiction

This book is as timeless as human nature. Cases are made in favor of both freedom (delving into the strains of individuality posed by communism and socialism) and the soul (delving into the strains of individuality posed by over adhearance to most of society's organized religions), all through articulations centered around self knowledge.

Jung's main concept of self knowledge has to do with the power of the unconscious and the pulls from it's dark, simplistic instincts (one's shadow). Without se...more

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Jul 30, 2007 Jon Ungerland rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people doubting the war

if you take this book, and examine everything he says about the cold war, communism, and the iron curtain, then you will understand the threat we face as a western world against the current adversary of radical islam.

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Feb 02, 2008 ben rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jung considers connection and self-awareness of one’s unconscious nature to be a step towards true self creation free of socio-ideological fanaticism of religious and political divisions in modern societies.

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Mar 11, 2013 Ismael Galvan rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book has some great insights into the topic of mass-mindedness being promoted by governments to produce a docile population. He skimmed the surface about the importance of knowing our unconscious and touched a little on his theories of archaic symbols. All these topics are much better addressed in his other works.

The majority of this work is propaganda for the western world, United States, and Christianity. Jung must have been swept up in the Red Scare because he talks about the USSR and Co...more

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Jan 11, 2010 Andrew added it

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My first foray into Carl Jung! Unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed... his notion of the "individual" seems so simplistic. And while he has occasional flashes of insight, the notion of an "authentic" self that's oppressed by its surrounding society just seems like something you can't really substantiate. It makes sense, with Jung being all "I don't believe God exists, I know God exists," that he would predicate his assumptions about human nature on there being an undying soul. Consequently, unl...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Froztwolf rated it 3 of 5 stars

A short, though interesting exploration of the relationship between the individual and the state from the point of view of early psychology.

The book is colored throughout by the Red Scare, as Jung seems to see the Communist countries as the most extreme examples of State, or impersonal group that yields power over the individual.

Religion is explored as is self-knowledge and the meaning of both in the context.

It was somewhat disappointing that the book offers little practical advice on how an...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Jim Andersen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: philosophy, psychology, politics, societal

Psychology is the science of the individual psyche, but from time to time I hear that it can be used for collectivist purposes. In this book, we see the height of Jung's Psychological Case for Individualism and the need to develop the individual psyche in order to protect it from the increasingly powerful State. This book both appealed to my psychological and political tendencies, namely that the State is at the heart of many of our problems both internal and external, and the only way to safegu...more

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Nov 30, 2010 John Kulm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jung's apologia of his approach, and a defense of the individual, seems dated at times as he uses the old West vs. Communists divide to illustrate his point. But the content is so important, at least important to me as I try to take hold of my own individuality, that I find this little book to be important.

Here are a few passages that I liked from the book:

“If I want to understand an individual human being, I must lay aside all scientific knowledge of the average man and discard all theories...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Hans rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: religious, psychology, spiritual-development

I love Jung, wow!! The sage of the West should be his official title. His work has the potential to push Western Civilization towards the next step in its social and cultural evolution if only his works were better understood by the majority of Westerners, especially Americans.

"In view of this uncomfortable situation the question is heard again and again in the west: What can we do to counter this threat from the East? Even though the West has considerable industrial power and a sizable defense...more I love Jung, wow!! The sage of the West should be his official title. His work has the potential to push Western Civilization towards the next step in its social and cultural evolution if only his works were better understood by the majority of Westerners, especially Americans.

"In view of this uncomfortable situation the question is heard again and again in the west: What can we do to counter this threat from the East? Even though the West has considerable industrial power and a sizable defense potential at its command, we cannot rest content with this, for we know that even the biggest guns and heaviest industry with its relatively high living standard are not enough to check the psychic infection spread by religious fanaticism"

"The churches stand for traditional and collective convictions which in the case of many of their adherents are no longer based on their own inner experience but on unreflecting belief, which is notoriously apt to disappear as soon as one begins thinking about it"

"Belief is no adequate substitute for inner experience, and where this is absent even a strong faith which came miraculously as a gift of grace may depart equally miraculously".

"As experience unfortunately shows, the inner man remains unchanged however much community he has. His environment cannot give him as a gift that which he can win for himself only with effort and suffering. On the contrary, a favorable environment merely strengthens the dangerous tendency to expect everytthing to originate from outside-- even metamorphosis which external reality cannot provide, namely, a deep-seated change of the inner man"

"Where many are, there is security; what the many believe must of cource be true; what the many want must be worth striving for, and neeccessary, and therfore good. IN the clamor of the many there lies the powere to snatch wish-fulfillments by force; sweetest into the kingdom of childhood, into the paradise of parental care, into happy-go-luckiness and irresponsibility. All the thinking is done from the top to all question there is an answer; and for all needs the necessary provision is ade. The infantile dream state of the mass man is so unrealistic that he never thinks to ask who is payin for this paradise"(less)

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Apr 06, 2013 Charlie Gibbons rated it 5 of 5 stars

As self reflection books go, like Aristotle, Jung is deep like Dostoevesky. But he wasn't afraid to consclude what secular scholars do, the existence of God and the spiritual aspect of man. Put your thinking caps on for this little book.
I recommend his 2 Critical Essays, but it's in storage so I don't have the ISBN. Jung should be required study for life...
Ironically, after I finished writin Ellison & Amos, i read that Jack London was also fascinated by him...

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Aug 20, 2011 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Excellent work describing the tension between individualism and the collective conscious community. Too many quotes to narrow down, so the following will have to do: "For this reason one cannot expect from the community any effect that would outweigh the suggestive influence of the environment--that is, a real and fundamental change in individuals, whether for good or for bad" (p. 28); "...in so far as society itself is composed of de-individualized persons, it is completely at the...more

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Dec 24, 2012 David rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: psychology

In this short book, Jung examines the role of the individual in their society and/or religious group, exposing the flaws with common behavior and what he believes is necessary to correct the problems. While his social commentary expresses the collective tension between capitalistic and communistic countries and the accompanying anxiety over possible conflict expected in the late 50's, the principles are still relevant today. He puts the burden on the individual for recognizing negative and posit...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Lindu Pindu rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: psychology, religion-spirituality, jung-ian

Living in modern society can be a bitch. Jung understands this perfectly, and proceeds to explain why: the State has replaced the monopoly of the Church on individuals' inner life; people see the psyche as a thing to be easily neglected; the State does not like individuals, only statistical units, etc. A good introduction to Jung's work. I'll probably follow it up with something on archetypes or the collective unconscious.

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Oct 05, 2012 Azra Süngü rated it 5 of 5 stars

Put everything aside, all the discussion about the state and the dynamics of the society is just a path to show what, how doesn't work actually. The book can easily be read while standing on this denominational and artificial surface, so the 'game' continues in the construction of the book, which provides an enriching travel through the depth of the self, for the self-observing reader.

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Jan 18, 2012 Albert Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars

One must remember when reading this to consider
the depth of Jung's concepts as they are outside of this book.
If one can grasp the inter-play it will help with finding a greater benefit. If nothing else it is a worthy book to find oppisiton with, Jung is nuturing in this way. I think the title is an important concept in-and-of itself. I enjoyed this text.

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Jul 15, 2009 Gertrude & Victoria rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Undiscovered Self is a fascinating, but more importantly, a compelling view of the individual, who, is constantly being overwhelmed by the collectives forces in society. To better understand ourselves, Jung states that the individual needs to better understand his own unconscious mind. Through the understanding of both our conscious and unconscious minds, we can better understand how to preserve the individual will from being consumed in extreme ideological collectivism. Jung writes with the...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Public_enemy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: psychology

Haven't been impressed. Outdated, paranoid and confusing book that tells nothing exceptional and new. Neither his good notion ->that we should start searching for symbolism in Christianity rather then taking those plain mythical stories "for granted"<- will not save this book from lowest grade. Maybe next Jung will be better. I really hope so.

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Mar 25, 2012 Will rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I understood the words, the structure they were laid out in, but what was the point?
Discovering yourself by proxy of someone else's theory is tautologous with saying "we're all individuals!" which, to paraphrase Chesterton, is a misstatement - 'All chairs are different', were that true could we say 'all' and 'different' in the same sentence?

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Apr 16, 2013 Hermione Laake rated it 4 of 5 stars

The title of this book explains its thesis, which is, that when we, as a society, attempt to project all that is wrong with ourselves onto others we end up with a collective psychic disturbance, which is dangerous. The result of this is the invention of machines, such as the nuclear bomb. This machine might have been created, not by the conscious self, but by the unconscious, and what does this unconscious know about itself, except that it is living a lie, and pretending to be perfect, and wants...more

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Dec 09, 2011 Kicy Motley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Everyone needs to read this book. In a society over-saturated with media and driven by mass consumerism, it is hard to figure out who you are as an individual. Jung argues that no society can thrive if individuals to not get to know themselves. Not in the conscious "I like to read" sense but in the unconscious sense.

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